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When you can give, the Air Force Assistance Fund gives back
by Gen. Mike Holmes, Commander
Air Combat Command commander
If I offered to give you three dol- lars if you gave me one, you would probably take that deal.
Each year, the Air Force Assis- tance Fund extends a similar offer: contribute what you can, when you can, and the Fund will give all that and more back to Airmen and families when they need it most.
Last year, ACC Airmen, their spouses and their children re- ceived almost $2 million in grants and loans from the Air Force Aid Society to help cover costs for basic living or medical expenses, emergency travel or child care. Our Airmen received another $236,000 in grants to help them further their education.
In addition to the aid that flows to our force from AFAS, the Fund also provides dignity and care for the spouses of retired Airmen through the Lemay Foundation, the Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation and the Air Force En- listed Village.
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The ACC family received all that assistance even though ACC units and assigned Airmen pledged just $625,000 in 2017. This good work cannot continue without the gen- erosity of our Airmen.
Of course, the AFAF campaign is not the only way to help Airmen and families. A host of charities and local programs have sprung up in recent years aimed at helping those who serve, in addition to the many other good causes that make claims on our time and money.
But as we look at ways to support ready Airmen and ready families, I encourage units to ensure person- nel know about this year’s AFAF campaign. If you are able to con- tribute, give it some thought.
Since 1942, the AFAF campaign
has been run by the Air Force fam-
ily to help the Air Force family.
Whether we are aware of it or not,
each of us knows someone who has Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Anthony LeClerec Nin been helped by the Fund. Anything Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief Master Sgt. Frank A. Batten II, we can do today helps ensure that command chief of Air Combat Command, sign up for the 2018 Air Force Assistance Fund. Gen Holmes assistance will be available for encouraged units to ensure personnel know about this year’s AFAF campaign and to look at ways other Airmen and other families to support ready Airmen and ready families. Since 1942, the AFAF campaign has been run by the Air when they need it tomorrow. Force family to help the Air Force family.
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